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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Aug 15

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: SOCCER Premier League Sunderland v Norwich City (1400) Swansea City v Newcastle United (1400) Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City (1400) Watford v West Bromwich Albion (1400) West Ham United v Leicester City (1400) Lukaku double lifts Everton to 3-0 win at Southampton LONDON - Romelu Lukaku struck twice in the first half to lift Everton to a 3-0 win at Southampton in the early kickoff. West Ham and Leicester, who both won their opening games of the season, meet at Upton Park while West Brom, Norwich, Sunderland, Tottenham and Stoke look to record their first victories of the campaign. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Martyn Herman, 650 words) - - Bundesliga Mainz v Ingolstadt 04 (1330) Bayer Leverkusen v Hoffenheim (1330) Augsburg v Hertha Berlin (1330) SV Darmstadt 98 v Hanover 96 (1330) Werder Bremen v Schalke 04 (1330) Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1630) Gladbach face Dortmund in season opener BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund take on Champions League combatants Borussia Moenchengladbach and are hoping to put a disappointing season behind them in coach Thomas Tuchel's league debut with the Ruhr valley club. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 St Etienne v Girondins Bordeaux (1500) Angers v Nantes (1800) Caen v Toulouse (1800) En Avant Guingamp v Olympique Lyon (1800) ES Troyes v Nice (1800) Stade Rennes v Montpellier (1800) Angers, Toulouse, Caen, Nantes chase second win in a row PARIS - Angers meet Nantes and Caen face Toulouse as all four teams look to make it two wins from two matches at the start of the new Ligue 1 campaign. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - Italian Cup third round Empoli v Vicenza (1600) Alessandria v Juve Stabia (1830) Sassuolo v Modena (1830) Trapani v Cagliari (1830) Verona v Foggia (1830) Atalanta Bergamo v Cittadella (1845) Frosinone v Spezia (1845) Palermo v Avellino (1900) Copy on merit - - Dutch championship Graafschap Doetinchem v PEC Zwolle (1630) Ajax Amsterdam v Willem II Tilburg (1745) Twente Enschede v ADO Den Haag (1745) Excelsior v AZ Alkmaar (1845) Copy on merit - - - - RUGBY UNION Nonu grabs two tries as All Blacks destroy Wallabies Ma'a Nonu grabbed two tries as the All Blacks went up a gear and silenced their critics by scoring 28 unanswered points in the second half to thrash Australia 41-13 in Auckland on Saturday and retain the Bledisloe Cup. (RUGBY UNION-BLEDISLOE/, moved, 450 words) - - England and France begin World Cup preparations LONDON - England and France, both fielding largely experimental sides, meet on Saturday in the first of their World Cup warmup matches with the two coaches still facing some key selection decisions. (RUGBY UNION-ENGLAND/, expect by 2130 GMT/ 5:30 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words) - - Ireland face Scotland DUBLIN - Ireland and Scotland continue their World Cup preparations with experimental sides set to face each other in Dublin. (RUGBY UNION-IRELAND, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Padraic Halpin, 400 words) Springboks look to end three-test losing run against Pumas BUENOS AIRES - South Africa, among the World Cup favourites but on a three-match losing streak, will look to turn the tables on Argentina after the Pumas scored an upset win over them in Durban last weekend. (RUGBY UNION-ARGENTINA/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET Herath takes seven to spin Lanka to comeback win GALLE - Rangana Herath picked up seven wickets in a sublime display of left-arm spin bowling to power Sri Lanka to a spectacular comeback win by 63 runs against India on the fourth day of the opening test. (CRICKET-LANKA/, pix, moved, 450 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Championship (to 10) Jones ahead in weather-delayed second round KOHLER, Wisconsin - Australian Matt Jones led compatriot Jason Day by two shots at 11 under par after the delayed second round was completed at Whistling Straits on Saturday. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 650 words) - - LPGA Canadian Henderson grabs halfway lead at Portland Classic PORTLAND - Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson takes a one shot lead over Caroline Masson of Germany into the second round of the Cambia Portland Classic at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club. (GOLF-LPGA/ expect by 0100 GMT/9PM ET, 200 words) (WHARNSBY) - - - - TENNIS Rogers Cup (to 16) Djokovic bids for return to Rogers Cup final MONTREAL - World number one Novak Djokovic closes in on a fourth Rogers Cup when he takes on Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in semi-final action at Uniprix Stadium. (TENNIS-MEN/MONTREAL, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 400 words) - - Rogers Cup (to 16) Williams takes on new Swiss Miss TORONTO - World number one Serena Williams takes on the new Swiss Miss 18-year-old teenager Belinda Bencic for a spot in the Rogers Cup final. Second seed Simona Halep will take on Italian 15th seed Sara Errani in the other semifinal. (TENNIS-WOMEN/TORONTO, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER LA Galaxy host FC Dallas FC Dallas host the star-laden LA Galaxy in a battle between the second and third-placed teams in the Western Conference, one of five games on the Major League Soccer schedule. (SOCCER-MLS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 300 words) - - BASEBALL Red-hot Blue Jays meet Yankees The red-hot Toronto Blue Jays meet the New York Yankees, who are expected to send Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka to the mound in a battle between the top two teams in the American League East, in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe Desk Editor: Ed Osmond)